Glass pin

Roman

Not on view

Colorless with slight greenish tinge.
Solid globular head, tooled in on two sides at base; slender neck; broader, triangular shaft at top, with vertical tooling indents on two sides, tapering into cylindrical shape.
Intact, except for end of pin where point may be missing; a few pinprick bubbles; dulling and slight creamy weathering with iridescence.
Pin used for the hair, not as a dress pin.

Glass pin, Glass, Roman

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